By OPEN MINDS Circle
Northeast Delta Human Services Authority (NEDHSA) deployed mobile health clinic to increase access to critical mental health, addiction services, and primary health care screenings in Louisiana’s Delta. This mobile health asset is part of NEDHSA’s Integrated Healthcare deployment model. The mobile health clinic is being deployed in the rural areas throughout the region and to areas where there are barriers to public transportation. The mobile health clinic will be safely secured and stationed in a highly trafficked centralized space known to the local community for five-day periods with the necessary staff to perform its integrated health care services and treatment.
Executive Director Monteic A. Sizer, Ph.D., said NEDHSA has been listening to the needs of the region’s people and working to develop the relationships and resources needed to improve population health in the area for more than eight years. Transportation has been a constant negative social determinant barrier to the agency’s Integrated Healthcare services. NEDSHA has established an array of innovative programs and services to help meet complex consumer needs.
NEDHSA directs and manages community-based programs in a 12-parish region. It provides integrated primary care and behavioral health services for people mental illness, addiction disorder, and developmental disabilities. It operates Phoenix Clinic for individuals who have a developmental disability and mental health disorder. Its integrated care model addresses behavioral health, primary health, and social determinants of health. NEDHSA also manages prevention and wellness services aimed at reducing the incidence of drug and alcohol abuse by youth.
Contact information: DeRon Talley, Public Information Director, Northeast Delta Human Services Authority, 513 Ferrand Street, Monroe, LA 71201; Email: deron.talley@la.gov; Website: https://nedeltahsa.org/.